In 1982 I delivered our 4th child, a beautiful dark haired baby boy who had died about 48 hours before delivery. There were complications and I hemorraged which required some blood transfusions. From a medical standpoint we were advised not to proceed with having more children, but I felt very strongly that we should not be done. On the other hand my husband was ready to call it quits. We prayed and fasted together but still had different feelings.
One Saturday my husband went up the canyon to spend some time alone to ponder and pray about our situation. When he came home several hours later he walked in the door, looked at me and said, “time is of the essence“. As we prayed for further understanding we both knew that there were more children to come to our family, but there were reasons for us to hurry. Over the next few years I delivered three more daughters and one more son. Two of those children remained with our family and two of them passed away as infants. The last two came together and shortly after they were born I required a full hysterectomy because of hemmoraging. I thank my Heavenly Father for simple words that gave us guidance and direction and helped us to complete our family before time ran out.
Perhaps those words ‘Time is of the Essense‘ might be good advice in other areas of life. Maybe putting off til tomorrow what we could or should do today might be wise advise. How we use our time plays a big part in the outcome or results of each day and each event or situation. Although it’s good sometimes to slow down it can be equally important in other situations to speed things up. That was the case for us in having our children.
I’m grateful for a Father in Heaven who heard our pleas and gave us such direct and precise guidance during a crucial time. Nothing is of too little importance to Him. If it is important to you, it is important to Him.
Ask and God Will Enlighten You!
By Tanya Christiansen
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